Neglecting

I have been so neglectful trying to keep this blog going.  I start off with such good intentions but find myself failing more often than not.

The sad part is, if I had stayed and continued with my blog then maybe I wouldn't find myself in the predicament that I am in now.

You see, I gained back a good percentage of the weight I had lost.  I allowed myself to crave food more than I craved God.  I allowed myself to turn to food rather than turning to God when I needed a little pick me up.  I fell back into that rut of eating whenever I felt empty.

Yesterday I found a very appropriate motivational photo that helped me realize that this will continue to be a lifelong journey.  It certainly helped me gain more perspective on things.

Wow!  I don't know about you, but that certainly made me feel so much better about myself.  It made me realize that when I do fall down, I need to pick myself back up and start again.  I need to understand that there are going to be obstacles and that there never is a quick fix.

Often I find myself wishing that I could just snap my fingers and I could be down to an ideal weight for my body and that I could be making healthy decisions day in and day out.  However, life doesn't work this way.  That is something that I need to remind myself of quite often.  If I don't, I allow myself to become too discouraged about the minimal losses and the tiny gains and I find myself in a massive downward spiral that rips apart everything that I had worked towards.

So today, my friends, I pray that you will find your motivation.  Whether it be a photo or a comment or even something that you have read.  Remember that huge changes do not happen over night.  You need to work hard at them.  Pick yourself up when you do stumble and know that you are not alone in this journey!